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PHOTO ESSAY/Taipei brings the Force on May the Fourth

05/04/2025 08:51 PM
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Participants in the 2025 Star Wars Run gather by the start line and prepare for a "Kessel Run" around the New Taipei Metropolitan Park on Sunday. CNA photo May 4, 2025
Participants in the 2025 Star Wars Run gather by the start line and prepare for a "Kessel Run" around the New Taipei Metropolitan Park on Sunday. CNA photo May 4, 2025

Taipei, May 4 (CNA) Avid sci-fi fans celebrated the annual "May the Fourth" Star Wars Day in New Taipei on Sunday.

Prior to a themed run on Sunday, fans of the space opera franchise around the country participated in a gathering a day ahead to jump start their geek engines.

Convening of the Jedi Council

In Taipei's Beitou Heart Village, cosplayers dressed up as Star Wars characters, including Darth Vader and Rey Skywalker, and interacted with visitors on Saturday.

Cosplayers gather outside of Taipei's Beitou Heart Village ahead of the Star Wars Day event on Saturday. CNA photo May 3, 2025
Cosplayers gather outside of Taipei's Beitou Heart Village ahead of the Star Wars Day event on Saturday. CNA photo May 3, 2025
Cosplayers interact inside Taipei's Beitou Heart Village on Saturday. CNA photo May 3, 2025
Cosplayers interact inside Taipei's Beitou Heart Village on Saturday. CNA photo May 3, 2025
Darth Vader antagonizes some young Star Wars fans in Taipei on Saturday. CNA photo May 3, 2025
Darth Vader antagonizes some young Star Wars fans in Taipei on Saturday. CNA photo May 3, 2025
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12-parsecs Kessel Run

The 2025 Star Wars Run was organized in the New Taipei Metropolitan Park on Sunday.

Event attendees pose for the 2025 Star Wars Run on Sunday. CNA photo May 4, 2025
Event attendees pose for the 2025 Star Wars Run on Sunday. CNA photo May 4, 2025
A young fan dresses up as the famous droid BB-8 and displays his Grogu plush toy at the 2025 Star Wars Run inside the New Taipei Metropolitan Park on Sunday. CNA photo May 4, 2025
A young fan dresses up as the famous droid BB-8 and displays his Grogu plush toy at the 2025 Star Wars Run inside the New Taipei Metropolitan Park on Sunday. CNA photo May 4, 2025
Cosplayers dress as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, Clone Trooper Capitan Rex and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (from left to right) at the 2025 Star Wars Run on Sunday. CNA photo May 4, 2025
Cosplayers dress as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, Clone Trooper Capitan Rex and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (from left to right) at the 2025 Star Wars Run on Sunday. CNA photo May 4, 2025

Not only did die-hard fans dress to the nines for the event, but even serious runners wore Star Wars gear to channel the Force during the race.

A runner dons a Wookiee mask and participates in the 2025 Star Wars Run inside the New Taipei Metropolitan Park on Sunday, while a cosplayer poses as Han Solo behind him. CNA photo May 4, 2025
A runner dons a Wookiee mask and participates in the 2025 Star Wars Run inside the New Taipei Metropolitan Park on Sunday, while a cosplayer poses as Han Solo behind him. CNA photo May 4, 2025
2025 Star Wars Run attendees prepare to start the race. CNA photo May 4, 2025
2025 Star Wars Run attendees prepare to start the race. CNA photo May 4, 2025
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(By James Lo)

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